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Mendota Mine Avalanche

Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
December 23, 1883
No. Killed - 8

Note: This disaster is not included on either the CDC/NIOSH disaster list or the MSHA Fatality Archive Database.  See more possible errors and omissions.
A History of Colorado Avalanche Accidents, (p. 295) PDF Format
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News icon St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Dec. 27, 1883
News icon Burlington Weekly Free Press, Dec. 28, 1883
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